Judith A. Diesendruck
Judith Abarbanel Diesendruck (1920 - 2007) was a Russian-American bacteriologist. Nelson-Diesendruck basal medium (1950)
Friedrich Busch
Biography Born 9 September 1844 1884 – Head of the newly opened Institute of Dental Medicine at the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, Berlin. Died 8 July 1916 Medical Eponyms Busch-Hoffa fracture [Hoffa fracture] (1869) Unicondylar coronal fracture of the lateral femoral condyle. Rare…
Neonatal Intensive Care
A neonates journey, just what feedback would your neonatal patient give you after 3 months of intensive care? Insight into the world of a NICU with Trish Woods
Mees lines
Mees lines: white bands traversing the full width of the nail, running parallel to the lunula, with no palpable ridges. As the nail grows they bands move distally and finally disappear when trimmed. The finding was initially related to acute arsenic poisoning.
Hermann Adolph Wülfing-Lüer
Hermann Adolph Wülfing-Lüer (1836 – 1910) German Surgical instrument manufacturer. His wife Jeanne Amélie Lüer invented the original Lüer syringe in 1895
Wellbeing for healthcare providers: Reflect
The 3R's of wellbeing: Reflection with Natalie May. Reflection is an essential part of healthcare practitioners wellbeing.
Oskar Vogt
Biography Born April 6, 1870 in Husum, Germany 1894 – Medical doctorate from Jena 1897 – Met Cécile Mugnier in Paris 1898 – Friedrich Alfred Krupp financially supported them, and in 1898, Oskar and Cécile founded a private research institute…
Johann Hoffmann
Johann Hoffmann (1857-1919) was a German neurologist. The first 'pure' neurologist in Germany. Hoffmann reflex; Werdnig–Hoffmann syndrome
How to be The Shop Floor Clinician
Once in a while we don’t have to be EPIC
Philibert Joseph Roux
Biography Born April 26, 1780 in in Auxerre, France Died March 24, 1854 Medical Eponyms Key Medical Contributions Major Publications Controversies References Biography Malgaigne JF. Éloge de M. Roux. 1855 Eponymous terms
DL: Dark Fate
Who has won the seven year bet on video laryngoscopy versus the old Mac? Let's find out - with a little help from The Terminator.
Drugs in cardiac arrest: Should we bother?
Review of the latest evidence on Cardiac arrest resuscitation from ILCOR lead Gavin Perkins